Find hidden treasures at Purdue

Nov. 12, 2008

Chris Miller, geographical information systems librarian for Purdue, and his wife, Crissy McMartin-Miller, show a possible hiding place for a cache on Saturday. Geocaching is a game in which caches containing small treasures are hidden for people to find with the help of a Global Positioning System receiver. McMartin-Miller holds a hand-held GPS receiver.

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Small caches, full of trinkets or treasures, are hidden in outdoor locations around the world. Adventure seekers find them by downloading coordinates into a Global Positioning System receiver that uses satellite technology to provide directions. According to geocaching.com, there are 682,800 active caches worldwide.

This week through Tuesday, Purdue is hosting its first geocaching event to celebrate Geographical Information Systems Day, which is Nov. 19. Six caches have been hidden outdoors on the Purdue campus for anyone to find. ...